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jerry sandusky walked out of court this morning. jim avila has the latest. >> reporter: a koom shocker today. all along, jerry sandusky and his attorney have been saying they relish the opportunity to face their accusers. today, an abrupt change of mind. they cancelled the plim mare hearing. walked out of court before hearing the witnesses. sandusky arrived with his attorney and four rows of supporters. moments after the judge took the bench, the attorneys approached and told the judge they would waive the right to challenge the a accusered today. he said his day in court would come later in the game. >> stay the course. wait for four quarters for the opportunity to present our side. >> reporter: the attorney general seemed pleased with the change. >> the victims in the case, though they were ready to testify today, will not have to testify. >> reporter: the accusers were in the building and were ready to testify today, among them, the boy identified as victim six. whose mother reported in 1998 that he showerered with the boy. he's
jerry sandusky walked out of court this morning. jim avila has the latest. >> reporter: a koom shocker today. all along, jerry sandusky and his attorney have been saying they relish the opportunity to face their accusers. today, an abrupt change of mind. they cancelled the plim mare hearing. walked out of court before hearing the witnesses. sandusky arrived with his attorney and four rows of supporters. moments after the judge took the bench, the attorneys approached and told the judge...
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the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife? did she know about the abuse and could she be prosecuted? abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his wife may also now have to answer serious questions about what she knew and when. it was dottie sandusky who bailed out her husband of 45 years after jerry sandusky was accused of molesting two more boys from the second mile foundation. his attorney visited him this morning. >> this is the legal battle of my life. i've had some big ones. i compare this to climbing mot. everest from the bottom. >> reporter: victim number nine told the grand jury, he saw dottie at the house, she never came downstairs. at one time, he screamed for help knowing she was up there and no one came to help. this attorney represents victim four. >> we'll hear more information regarding mrs. sandusky and what she may have known. >> reporter: i
the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife? did she know about the abuse and could she be prosecuted? abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his wife may also now have to answer serious questions about what she knew and when. it was dottie sandusky who bailed out her husband of 45 years after jerry sandusky was...
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jerry sandusky is expected to allegedm some of his accusers. with sexually abusing 10 boys and he has denied those allegations. newschannel 8 will have a report in just a few minutes. check in with lisa baden. in virginia, no accidents to report right now. 66, 95, and 395 have the normal delays for manassas and but look in springfield, northbound 95 traffic has normal travel times. a long 270 of father hurley boulevard, no accidents. these are all the travel times. we want to take you to tyson's bethesda. that looks pretty typical. >>> pretty good volume going legionthe american bridge. warming up.y still cold, frederick 18 degrees. 33 degrees at reagan national the water inlong annapolis. today and highs near 50 degrees and a chance of rain thursday. we will be back at 8:56. ♪ new york >>> never gets old. >> can hear this anytime, anywhere. alicia keys, along with jay-z, singing grammy winner, "empire state of mind." now, she's producing a brand-new play called "stick fly." >> so much going on. >> you talked to her because she was with bono.
jerry sandusky is expected to allegedm some of his accusers. with sexually abusing 10 boys and he has denied those allegations. newschannel 8 will have a report in just a few minutes. check in with lisa baden. in virginia, no accidents to report right now. 66, 95, and 395 have the normal delays for manassas and but look in springfield, northbound 95 traffic has normal travel times. a long 270 of father hurley boulevard, no accidents. these are all the travel times. we want to take you to...
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the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife. did she know about the alleged abuse and could she be prosecuted? her husband's lawyer is speaking out. abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his attorney told us it will be extremely stressful for the former football coach, whose wife may also now have to answer serious questions about what she knew and when. it was dottie sandusky who bailed out her husband of 45 years after jerry sandusky was charged with sexually abusing two more boys from his second mile foundation. his attorney visited him and admitted this is an uphill battle. >> this is the legal battle of my life. i've had some big ones. i compare this to climbing mt. everest from the bottom. >> reporter: mrs. sandusky is accused of being upsnars their state college ranch-style home all while her husband allegedly molested boys in a basement bedroom. vic
the intensifying focus on jerry sandusky's wife. did she know about the alleged abuse and could she be prosecuted? her husband's lawyer is speaking out. abc's t.j. winick is with us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. he may be free on bail but jerry sandusky is under house arrest with three days before he faces his accusers in a pennsylvania courtroom. his attorney told us it will be extremely stressful for the former football coach, whose wife may also now have to answer...
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as he left home for court, jerry sandusky was keeping a secret. as he arrived at court, he ignored shouted questions from reporters. perhaps, now, we know why. >> mr. sandusky, how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? are you looking forward to it? >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney had changed their minds about any open-court showdown with his alleged victims. >> as hurtful as it was to son-in-law of the survivors to be built up and not testify, this was smart for sandusky. >> reporter: with his accusers standing by, sandusky's attorney waived the right to a prelim ne preliminary hearing. >> we're going to put together the best possible defense we can do. stay the course. fight for four quarters. >> we have not, or are in any way, conceding guilt. jerry is as adamant as ever in his innocence. >> reporter: for the witnesses ready to testify, it was not welcomed news. >> my client feels disappointed, indeed, angry, that he did not have the opportunity to face sandusky. >> reporter: in fact, the first witness, prepped al
as he left home for court, jerry sandusky was keeping a secret. as he arrived at court, he ignored shouted questions from reporters. perhaps, now, we know why. >> mr. sandusky, how do you feel about the opportunity to face your accusers, sir? are you looking forward to it? >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney had changed their minds about any open-court showdown with his alleged victims. >> as hurtful as it was to son-in-law of the survivors to be built up and not testify,...
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former coach, jerry sandusky, will come face-to-face with his accusers for the first time. jim avila is in pennsylvania. good morning, jim. >> reporter: the scandal that has been mostly a faceless document, accusing sandusky of sex crimes against children, now enters a new phase. live testimony inside this courthouse, from the very boys, now young men, who accused the college football icon of molesting them. accuser after accuser, as many as ten alleged victims, of sometimes brutal molestation, will take this witness stand, and point the finger at former penn state defensive coach, jerry sandusky. among the first will be the boy identified as victim number six by the grand jury. whose mother in 1998, reported sandusky showered with her then-11-year-old boy, giving him a naked bear hug. he's now 24. scarred, say his attorneys. but determined to tell his story. >> it's very difficult. it's trying. but something needs to be done to serve justice. >> reporter: alleged victim number six and the other young men willing to testify, will not have to identify themselves by name. the
former coach, jerry sandusky, will come face-to-face with his accusers for the first time. jim avila is in pennsylvania. good morning, jim. >> reporter: the scandal that has been mostly a faceless document, accusing sandusky of sex crimes against children, now enters a new phase. live testimony inside this courthouse, from the very boys, now young men, who accused the college football icon of molesting them. accuser after accuser, as many as ten alleged victims, of sometimes brutal...
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of jerry sandusky's sexalleged sex abuse. the latest twist in the case holds out some hope for sandusky. assistant coach mike mcqueary, a man who prosecutors consider a key eye witness, and a man whose version of events is also being called into question. >> if he gave a different version or only part of it, that he went in, gave a little bit of what happened, but not the entire truth, then it is significant. it goes to his credibility before the jury. >> reporter: he told the grand jury that he saw sandusky sodomize a 10-year-old boy and he told penn state coach joe paterno and university officials. none of whom alerted police. now a local paper says a friend of the mccarry queer /* family said he spoke with him the night of the alleged incident. and that mcqueary said he never saw actual sex. only two people in the shower doing something suspicious. if true, that would support joe paterno, whose firing led to riots on campus. and who said mcqueary never told him he saw sex in the locker room. it would also of course be a hu
of jerry sandusky's sexalleged sex abuse. the latest twist in the case holds out some hope for sandusky. assistant coach mike mcqueary, a man who prosecutors consider a key eye witness, and a man whose version of events is also being called into question. >> if he gave a different version or only part of it, that he went in, gave a little bit of what happened, but not the entire truth, then it is significant. it goes to his credibility before the jury. >> reporter: he told the grand...
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an extended father. >> jerry sandusky is nothing but an overgrown kid. he wrestles with the kids and plays with the kids. and in many ways, thought of himself still being a kid, when he was in his 50s and 60s. >> reporter: now, the men have a chance to refute that, face-to-face. in what prosecutor kane says will be a difficult but rewarding experience. >> i'm so in awe of the strength of the victims. i believe they are now walking out of the courtroom as gentlemen and as heroes. >> reporter: sandusky's attorney says they're ready to cross-examine the young men. and welcome the opportunity to hear the evidence against him for the first time. >> the alleged victims couldn't be happy about the two interviews that sandusky gave. >> reporter: their resolve has been strengthened by that. >>> let's get the latest on that bitter custody battle involving country music star mindy mccready. the drama unfolded in a closed courtroom after the singer took her young son from her mother's home, triggering a three-day hunt from florida to arkansas, where they were found
an extended father. >> jerry sandusky is nothing but an overgrown kid. he wrestles with the kids and plays with the kids. and in many ways, thought of himself still being a kid, when he was in his 50s and 60s. >> reporter: now, the men have a chance to refute that, face-to-face. in what prosecutor kane says will be a difficult but rewarding experience. >> i'm so in awe of the strength of the victims. i believe they are now walking out of the courtroom as gentlemen and as...
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jerry sandusky has been seen often around his state college house. now he's been heard for a second time, proclaiming his innocence and trying to explain his, at the very least, odd behavior with children. the behavior, prosecutors charge, amounts to years of molestation. >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. >> reporter: sandusky submitting himself to a four-hour interview. some of it, his response to bob costas. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys? >> if i say no, i'm not attracted to young boys, that's not the truth. i'm attracted to young people, boys, girls -- >> yeah, but not sexually. you enjoy spending time with them. >> that's what i was trying to say. i enjoy spending time with young people. i enjoy spending time with people. >> reporter: he described a closeness many find hard to justify and understand. >> the environment was family like. all the times were precious times. they were significant times. >> these were quote precious moments for him. in fact, they were the most vile, horrendous, unspeakably horrible
jerry sandusky has been seen often around his state college house. now he's been heard for a second time, proclaiming his innocence and trying to explain his, at the very least, odd behavior with children. the behavior, prosecutors charge, amounts to years of molestation. >> these allegations are false. i didn't do those things. >> reporter: sandusky submitting himself to a four-hour interview. some of it, his response to bob costas. >> are you sexually attracted to young...
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these are really tough defenses. >> right. >> and yet, jerry sandusky is considering, now, an interview with his wife. publicly. another one. >> another one. they haven't gone well so far. >> that's right. and every, single interview he does can be used against him in a trial. >> and drew peterson is likely to go on trial in 2012, for killing his third wife. the disappearance of his fourth wife, brought all this about. >> third wife declared an accident. third wife goes missing. third wife's death is reopened. they determined it was a murder. put him on trial for the third wife. still a suspect in the fourth wife. there's going to be real questions as to whether a lot of crucial statements are going to come in and whether that trial can move forward. >> and the trial of john edwards coming. 2012 promises to be almost as interesting. >> another big year. >> dan, thanks so much. good to see you here. and happy holidays. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> coming up, josh's "play of the day." and some ended happily ever after. and some just ended. we'll look at the year in celebrity romance, comi
these are really tough defenses. >> right. >> and yet, jerry sandusky is considering, now, an interview with his wife. publicly. another one. >> another one. they haven't gone well so far. >> that's right. and every, single interview he does can be used against him in a trial. >> and drew peterson is likely to go on trial in 2012, for killing his third wife. the disappearance of his fourth wife, brought all this about. >> third wife declared an accident....
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with days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers, we learn one contradiction. in one eyewitness contact in his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper that former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002. that he heard sex sounds but didn't see anything sexual. >>> to yet another sex scandal unfolding in the sports world this morning, this one involving one of country's youth sports organization. with an interview of espn, two men accuse the ex president of the aau. now police are investigating. >> reporter: for any parent with a kid playing youth sports, this scandal is hitting like a gut punch. at the time he was 15, says on a team trip to florida he was sexually assaulted by his coach, bobby dodd. >> i was dead asleep. i don't remember anything but waking up. he's trying to put his hand in my boxer shorts. >> reporter: dodd went on the become the president of aau. west kept quiet for decades. but he said that the sex abuse case at penn state made him break the silence. he said
with days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers, we learn one contradiction. in one eyewitness contact in his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper that former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002. that he heard sex sounds but didn't see anything sexual. >>> to yet another sex scandal unfolding in the sports world this morning, this one involving one of country's youth...
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. >>> and the wife of former penn state coach jerry sandusky is defending her husband, just days before a court hearing, during which his accusers are expected to testify. dottie sandusky bailed him out of jail on new allegations he sexually abused boys. one accuser said sandusky kept him in his basement, feeding him meals there. but dottie sandusky disputed the statement, saying, no boy was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there, end quote. >>> in a new web video, mitt romney slams gingrich's conservative credentials. gingrich, meanwhile, insists he will not go negative with his campaign. these developments raising anticipation for tomorrow night's big abc news debate from iowa. george is literally leaving in moments. he'll be there with diane sawyer as they moderate. the action kicks off, 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> and some eye-opening new figures this morning to prove people are not getting the message when it comes the texting and driving. a new study finds that half of all drivers between the ages of 21 and 24, admit to texting behind the wheel. and at any give
. >>> and the wife of former penn state coach jerry sandusky is defending her husband, just days before a court hearing, during which his accusers are expected to testify. dottie sandusky bailed him out of jail on new allegations he sexually abused boys. one accuser said sandusky kept him in his basement, feeding him meals there. but dottie sandusky disputed the statement, saying, no boy was ever forced to stay in our basement and fed there, end quote. >>> in a new web video,...
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. >>> we're just days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers in court. we've learned of a contradiction in one eye many witness account of his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper says former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002, that he heard what he called sex sounds from a shower but that he didn't actually see anything sexual. that is at odds with mcqueary's previous statements about sandusky. >>> to yet another sex scandal unfolding in the sports world this morning, this one involving one of the country's biggest youth sports organizations. an interview with espn two men accuse the ex-president of the aau of sexually assaulting them when they were children. now police are investigating. more from clayton sandell. >> reporter: for any parent with a kid playing youth sports, this scandal is hitting like a gut punch. in 1983 ralph west played on a basketball team run by the amateur athletic union. at the time he was 15 and says on a team trip to florida he was sexu
. >>> we're just days before former penn state coach jerry sandusky faces his accusers in court. we've learned of a contradiction in one eye many witness account of his alleged abuse of boys. a pennsylvania newspaper says former graduate assistant mike mcqueary told a family friend a different version of events that he witnessed back in 2002, that he heard what he called sex sounds from a shower but that he didn't actually see anything sexual. that is at odds with mcqueary's previous...